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Meaning Business – Language And Terminology Lesson For KS4 Science By necessity, the language employed in the study and practice of science is highly specific and precise, notes Dr. Joanna Rhodes – to the point that it’s worth teaching as a distinct linguistic phenomenon, rather than simply expecting students to pick it up for themselves… Find 7 more innovative science ideas for KS3/4 here.

Four Algebra Settler Activities for Factorising Expressions – No Marking Needed! This is a 20 question settler activity for KS3 or KS4. There are four different versions, each containing the same questions but arranged in a different order. Students factorise the 20 expressions, shading in their answers on the grid on the left-hand side. When they have finished, there will be five unshaded answers to be […]

Algebraic statements mini whiteboard game

Algebraic statements – Mini whiteboard true or false game For this maths game, pupils will need a mini whiteboard, marker and sponge. They’ll need to write their answer to each statement you display on their mini whiteboard. Give pupils a moment of thinking time, then count students down from three before asking them to show you their answers. This approach allows you to discuss […]

Differentiated (RAGE) Two Way Tables – TheMathsProfessor A (Red Amber Green Extension) differentiated activity on two way tables. Answers are free on themathsprofessor.com Please check out the new 1-9 GCSE/KS2 SATS takeaway on the website.

KS4 Maths Lesson Plan – Show Students the Importance of Histograms by Illustrating the Limitations of Bar Charts If your maths students are struggling to see the point of why we have histograms, this maths lesson devised by Colin Foster will quickly highlight the limitations of the bar charts they learnt about in primary school. Students here are tasked with devising bar charts in a deliberately misleading way, by splitting data concerning visitor […]

KS4 English Lesson Plan – Use Memory, Research and Narrative to Produce Structured and Creative Travel Writing Michelle Shin presents an inspiring lesson plan aimed at getting your students to think like travel writers. Using their memories of a previous trip (or one they’ll embark on soon), students are encouraged to combine imaginative creative writing with accurate research and present their recollections in a clear and compelling narrative structure. Click here for […]

KS4 Maths Lesson Plan – Use Perimeters And Pythagoras’ Theorem to Calculate the Shortest Route on a Map Applying their knowledge of scale and Pythagoras’ Theorem, students are tasked with calculating the shortest route between two destinations on a map and explaining their reasoning as clearly as possible in this detailed lesson plan devised by Colin Foster. For more Colin Foster geometry and measures lesson plans click here.

Ensuring Effective Staff Retention and Succession Planning – Checklist for school leadership Checklist for senior leadership across all key stages to assess the effectiveness of a school’s existing staff retention and succession planning. For more information, visit blueskyeducation.co.uk

KS4 Maths Lesson Plan – Shading Graphical Linear Inequalities by Locating Mystery Pairs of Coordinates From this page you can download the ‘What’s the Point?’ lesson plan originally published in Teach Secondary issue 1.3 ‘What’s the Point?’ teaches shading graphical inequalities, but not as a sequence of instructions to follow, as it is often done. Instead, asking learners to find a ‘mystery point’ can bring the process to life… For […]

KS4 Maths Lesson Plan – Examine the Effects that Margins of Error Have on Time, Distance and Estimation From this page you can download the ‘Hopping Along’ lesson plan originally published in Teach Secondary issue 5.4 and accompanying task sheet ‘Hopping Along’ sees students examine the effect that margins of error can have on otherwise seemingly clear results. Starting with the seemingly clear result of a race, students look at how multiple inaccuracies […]

KS4 English Lesson Plan – Use Romeo and Juliet to Analyse How Shakespeare’s Dramatic Choices Reflect the Social Context of the Time A lesson designed to get students interrogating Shakespeare’s choices as a dramatist, moving their focus away from the text on page and towards the stage, where the Shakespearean characters and plots come to life. With the aid of the Shakespeare’s Globe 360 iOS app, analyse the staging and language of the famous ‘Balcony scene’ in […]

KS4 Science Lesson Plan – Show Students the Link Between Chemistry and Living Systems Lego bricks, crisps and a bit of bling – they all come together in this superb lesson that helps students appreciate the strong connection between chemistry and its importance within living systems. Find 7 more innovative science ideas for KS3/4 here.

KS4 English Lesson Plan – Boost Critical Thinking and Comprehension to Help Students Engage with Shakespeare and Challenging Reading Material It’s easy for today’s teens to reject Shakespeare as irrelevant – but this clever approach by Louise Hooper might just change their minds

KS3/4 History Lesson Plan – Help Students Absorb Knowledge Quickly with a Fast-Paced Pictionary-Style Activity Jeff Tooze’s pacey history lesson suggestion will get every student in the room competing to absorb the most information possible.

Your Privates – Lesson Plan On Testicular Cancer for KS4 PSHE This download contains: 1x PDF-formatted slide presentation with embedded videos (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader DC) 1x Teachers notes and lesson plan document 1x Student quiz (questions and answers on separate sheets) In this lesson students will: • Learn about testicular cancer, including the demographics, risk factors and common symptoms • Learn how to perform testicular […]

News Articles For Teaching Racism – Class/Homework Resource for KS3 and KS4 David Cameron has announced a review into racism in the British justice system and attacked universities’ record on accepting applicants from non-white backgrounds. This collection of articles — covering issues raised in the USA, the UK and beyond — explores what racism is, how far it remains a problem today, how it is caused and […]

Bringing Shakespeare’s Macbeth To Life Using The News – English/Drama Resource for KS3 and KS4 We’ve created a new feature on The Day called Connections, where we’re exploring some of the main themes of Macbeth – ambition, madness, motherhood, free will and Scotland. We’ve selected six articles relating to these themes from news stories concerning the wider world, and included these alongside a series of activities, debate questions and links […]

Snack Attack Group Competition Pack 2016 – Business Studies Activities For KS2 to KS4 The Snack Attack Challenge is back for 2016! Invent a Fairtrade snack, design the packaging and promotional campaign and win £100 of Traidcraft goodies for your school! This activity will tick some boxes for the school too, with links to DT, art, literacy, English and citizenship. It’ll also help to foster an enterprising spirit, build […]

KS4 Maths Lesson Plan – Calculating Rate and Time by Exploring How Long it Takes Multiple People to Paint a Wall This lesson is about calculating how long it will take to paint a wall if several people work at it at the same time. Will it take less time with more people helping? And if so then how much less? Students need to make assumptions that are realistic to the real-world situation, but they also […]

Population and Sustainability – Support document for KS3/KS4 geography teachers A six-page document for geography teachers that contains a rationale for teaching the topics of population and sustainability, selected key learning objectives and a listing of useful resources from other organisations. With an understanding of population and sustainability, GCSE pupils will be able to: Explain the difference between population density and population distribution and list […]

2015 News MegaQuiz - Quiz resource for KS3/KS4 This quiz of the news in 2015 is a brilliant end of term activity from The Day. It could be used in form time, as part of an English, literacy or politics lesson or to help develop KS3 and KS4 students’ awareness of news and current events. It makes for a fun Christmas activity. The […]

PSHE and Citizenship Lesson – Copyright teaching resource for KS3 and KS4 A PSHE lesson plan in the form of a 14-slide presentation, intended to familiarise students with the concepts of copyright and intellectual property. Teachers can now obtain a wide range of copyright licensed material for use in lessons from the Copyright Licensing Agency’s Subject Resource Directory. Developed by former members of the teaching profession, The […]

Consider Copyright - worksheet for KS3 and KS4 English A worksheet designed to encourage students to consider the rights of other content creators when engaged in the process of writing stories, blog posts and articles for school newspapers and magazines. Teachers can now obtain a wide range of copyright licensed material for use in lessons from the Copyright Licensing Agency’s Subject Resource Directory. Developed […]

The Student Guide to Copyright – Cross-curricular resource for KS3 and KS4 A two-page Q&A guide aimed at introducing students to the subject of copyright. As well as prompting class discussion, it can also be potentially used in the study of subjects such as art and design, media studies, business studies or ICT. Teachers can now obtain a wide range of copyright licensed material for use in […]

KS4 Science Lesson Plan – Exploding Cornflour and Other Original Ideas to Explore Rate Of Reaction in Chemistry Rate of reaction is an important concept at KS4 chemistry that students can expect to need a thorough grasp of if planning to continue the subject at A Level. Here, Dr Joanna Rhodes presents a sequence of activities and practical experiments involving colour-changing rhubarb and gas syringes for exploring the concept further…

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